[N-VAR 可变名词]兴奋;激动;刺激;令人兴奋的事物 You use excitement to refer to the state of being excited, or to something that excites you.
Everyone is in a state of great excitement.
每个人都大为兴奋。
...the excitement of a thunderstorm...
雷雨交加的刺激
This game had its challenges, excitements and rewards.
这款游戏有各种挑战、刺激和奖赏。
Oxford
ex·cite·ment★/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt; NAmEɪkˈsaɪtmənt/noun1★[uncountable ]the state of feeling excited 激动;兴奋;刺激◆The news caused great excitement among her friends.这消息使她的朋友们兴奋不已。◆to feel a surge/thrill/shiver of excitement感到一阵激动◆He was flushed with excitementat the thought. 他想到这就激动得满脸通红。◆The dog leapt and wagged its tail in excitement.狗兴奋得摇着尾巴跳来跳去。◆In her excitementshe dropped her glass. 她一激动把杯子摔了。2[countable ]( formal) something that you find exciting 令人激动(或兴奋)的事◆The new job was not without its excitements.这个新工作并非枯燥无味。excitementexcitementsex·cite·ment/ɪkˈsaɪtmənt; NAmEɪkˈsaɪtmənt/
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excitementex‧cite‧ment /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/ ●●○S3W3 noun
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1[uncountable] the feeling of being excitedexcitement of the excitement of becoming a parentexcitement at The children were filled with excitement at the thought of visiting Disneyland.in the excitement/in your excitement In all the excitement, I left my wallet behind. In his excitement he couldn't remember her name.2[countable] an exciting event or situation: We were both new to the excitements of life in the big city.COLLOCATIONSverbscause/generate excitement· The arrival of a stranger caused some excitement in the village.hide/conceal your excitement· He tried to hide his excitement, but his voice was shaking.control/contain your excitement· She could hardly control her excitement when I told her the news.be trembling with excitement (=to be shaking slightly because you are so excited)· Her hands were trembling with excitement as she opened the letter.somebody's excitement grows (=it increases)· Her excitement grew as the day of the wedding came nearer.the excitement wears off (=it gradually becomes less)· The initial excitement of my new job was starting to wear off.the excitement dies down (=people stop feeling excited)· The excitement after last month's elections is beginning to die down.adjectivesgreat/enormous/tremendous excitement· There is great excitement about the Pope's visit.· The news causes tremendous excitement.growing/mounting excitement· The children waited with growing excitement.sheer excitement (=a very strong feeling of excitement)· Nothing can beat driving a racing car for sheer excitement.real/genuine excitement· A goal two minutes from the end provided the game's only genuine excitement.nervous/restless excitement (=a feeling of being worried and unable to relax)· My nervous excitement increased with each passing minute.intense excitement (=a very strong feeling of excitement)· I can still remember the intense excitement of going to see my first football match.heady excitement (=strong excitement about what you might achieve)· Back then, there was the heady excitement of discovering feminism and getting involved in politics.youthful/childlike excitement· Her voice was full of youthful excitement.phrasesbe full of/filled with excitement· They were full of excitement at the thought of meeting a real movie star.a sense/feeling of excitement· He woke up that morning with a feeling of excitement.a state of excitement· It seemed that the whole country was in a state of excitement.an air of excitement (=a general feeling of excitement among a group of people)· There was a real air of excitement before the game.a surge/buzz of excitement (=a sudden feeling of excitement)· As soon as he noticed her name on the list, a surge of excitement ran through him.· There is a buzz of excitement inside the stadium.a flurry of excitement (=an occasion when there is suddenly a lot of excitement about something)· The takeover bid has caused a flurry of excitement in the City.a ripple of excitement (=a feeling of excitement that spreads through a group of people)· A ripple of excitement went through the audience as the lights dimmed.a flicker of excitement (=a feeling of excitement that lasts a very short time)· He felt a flicker of excitement when he heard someone mention his name.
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